The Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested seven men for alleged cement adulteration.

The NSCDC, which paraded the suspects on Friday, said they were arrested at Asa Umunka village in Ugwunagbo Local Government Area of the state.

Narrating how they were arrested, NSCDC Commandant, Mr. Andy Dateer, said his men spotted a compound that looked like a cement factory and decided to verify the type of business activity that was going on there.

He said when his men eventually raided the compound, they were shocked by the discovery of over 40,000 bags of bagged cements of various brands and about one million empty new cement sacks also of different brands piled in a room.

The prime suspect, Chief Samuel Nwokeneme, 62, said the “business” was established early this year by his late son who died three weeks ago in an auto crash along the Enugu- Port Harcourt Expressway.

Nwokeneme denied that they engaged in illegal cement production, but said he had to continue with the late son’s business to keep the family going.

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